mercy rule

2019 brings a mercy rule to Indiana high school football. On Monday, the Indiana High School Athletic Association executive committee approved a mercy rule that will be used in the fall. Under the new rule, when the point differential reaches…

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is changing its controversial rule aimed at reducing blowouts. In 2006, the CIAC implemented a rule that become known as the “Cochran Rule” that called for a one-game suspension for a head coach whose team…

The Idaho High School Activities Association may use a mercy rule for all 11-man football classifications this fall. The IHSAA, which has been using a mercy rule for 8-man games, approved the new rule last week, but it must still…

by Jeff Fisher The University Interscholastic League rejected a proposal to create a mercy rule for 11-man football in the Lone Star State. The UIL’s Standing Committee on Athletics reportedly “breezed” over the issue without much discussion, according to Corbett…